University of Nebraska Press author, quilt historian named co-winner of 2023 New Deal Book Award

Author and quilt historian Janneken Smucker has been named the co-winner of the 2023 New Deal Book Award for her most recent book A New Deal for Quilts. The award is issued annually by the California-based nonprofit Living New Deal. … Continue reading University of Nebraska Press author, quilt historian named co-winner of 2023 New Deal Book Award

Publicist Picks: Nebraska Writers, the Soviet Union and Jim Crow, and Other December Books

Jackson Adams and Anna Weir are publicists at UNP. Today they share their thoughts about a few upcoming titles they’re particularly excited about as readers. The books in this discussion will be published in December. Jackson Adams: I recently read Carol Anderson’s One Person, No Vote, … Continue reading Publicist Picks: Nebraska Writers, the Soviet Union and Jim Crow, and Other December Books